According to the Global Cancer Observatory, belonging to the International Agency for Research on Cancer, every year 5 thousand women in Chile they are diagnosed breast cancer.
Hence the importance of the a state-of-the-art mammography with which it will count Municipality of Chiguayantethanks to an agreement signed with the Region, which will allow the transfer of 282 million dollars for the acquisition of the equipment and therefore the early diagnosis of more than 36,000 women who consult primary care, which will contribute to an early diagnosis of the disease and prevent more deaths in the Region, which according to the Department of Statistics and Health Information (Deis), has recorded 567 in the last three years.
The new mammography that will be installed at the Pinares Family Health Center, as specified by the mayor of Chiguayante, Antonio Rivas, will make it possible to replace the existing one, which has already reached its useful life, and to have one of the “latest generation, with less radiation and with much more accurate images on each test. Chiguayante for a long time was the first municipality to have a mammogram, which allows us to provide mammograms, which protect and save the lives of our women,” she commented.
Raquel Victoriano, president of the Development Council of Cesfam Leonera, said that the purchase of the mammography “is very important for the community, so much so that waiting lists for this type of exam decrease, which is fundamental because we owe a historic debt to women “.
For the head of the Social Development Division and regional government representative, Simón Acuña, Chiguayante provided a working guideline that should be replicated. “We celebrate the sensitivity of the municipality of Chiguayante to raise this type of initiative and we can contribute funding. We believe it is a business model that we hope will be repeated in other municipalities”.
